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. G. RAL-PH.

STABLE HINGE.v

No. 67,904. l Patented'Arllg. ZO, .18.67.

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To 'ALL WHOM .IT'MAY coNcsN:

Be. itknown that I,- J. G. RALPH, of Anrra, in the. county of Kane, andState of Illinois, have inventedanew-'and useful Improvement'inAdjustable VHinge and I do hereby declare that the following is a. full,clear, .and xaetfdesonptiohof the. constructionand operation of thesa'me, refereneeibeing had tothe annexed drawings 4and letters' ofreference marked thereon-making a part of this specification, in which-Figure 1.is.u elevation of my hinge represented as attached to the door'and jamb. Figure-frs asectionalelevationof thesame, takenlthroughthe'line z x.

The nature o 'my intfention -consistait: fitting the wings of the; hingeVinto a. recess made in separate haeltV Epistles,4 and in-*making'horizontal slots through the wings of theA hinge in order that they maylie adjusted in the recessed plates in such s manner as to throw thedoor far'enough out from the jamb to swing past dierent projections ofarehitaves.l By this -arrangement nearly all of the di'erenbsised hingesfor .doors can be thrown aside, thus saying much time and annoyancein-seiec'ting hinges t`o suit the mouidings on the casings Another.advantage isgaine'd by the use of my .hinge in 4consequencoof theease'lwith which a door is made tot the back ofcutheifabbet, as will beshown' by reference to the d'erent parts.

G represents thefdoorand F the jamb to which the hinge is attached. Dare the back plates, which. are

4made to project' above and below the wings'A, in order, that the screwsw may be put through the plates and intdthe dqpr and jamb F Gr. Fig. 1shows the recess inone if the pilatesD, in which the wings areiitted.

. m shows slots; made through the wings of the hinge in order that thewings may be drawn ont or-shut together,

es' the case may require. The slots are heirelled, as seen atig. 2, soas to t the head of the screw, und made long-.enough to allow the wingsA to be drawn out far enough to swing over any architreve. The joint ofthe bingo `is made similar to those iu commonuse.

Operation. In order to use my hinge the plates D must be sunk into'thedoor and jamb in the usuali manner, and fastened by ineens of the screwsn, after rwhich the'wings A can be pnt in the recessed part E, andsecured by 4the screws P passing through holes ma'de through the plateD, and into' the.door or jamb. The door can be fitted to the back rabbetbydrawing. out one of the wings,` and from the .plate D, as seen latiig. 1; and when it is -required to lengthen the hinge to swing over an`architrave both wings can be drawn out, which can be readily done' 'byloosening the screws P. V

Having thus fully described my device, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is4

The arrangement and combination of the hinge A A and plates D, whenconstructed substantially as and for the purpose set forth.4

JAS. G. RALPH.

Witnesses:

A. W. Siemens, M. H. ALLEN.V

